Dillon brother posts bail

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Jul 28, 2007 at 12:01 AMJul 28, 2007 at 8:01 PM

One of the two brothers facing gun and drug charges will not be held under the state’s dangerousness statute.

Mark Dillon, 35, of 93 Old Fall River Road, Swansea, was released after posting $5,000 bail. That amount was established after Dillon’s attorney, Douglas Darnbrough, and an assistant district attorney reached an agreement to withdraw the dangerousness hearing request and establish a bail amount.

A probable cause hearing has been set for Aug. 22.

Will Richmond

One of the two brothers facing gun and drug charges will not be held under the state’s dangerousness statute.
Mark Dillon, 35, of 93 Old Fall River Road, Swansea, was released after posting $5,000 bail. That amount was established after Dillon’s attorney, Douglas Darnbrough, and an assistant district attorney reached an agreement to withdraw the dangerousness hearing request and establish a bail amount.
A probable cause hearing has been set for Aug. 22.
Dillon is being charged with trafficking in cocaine, possession of a firearm and possession of ammunition without an FID card.
Darnbrough said the bail agreement was reached as disputes began to rise over who was actually in possession of cocaine allegedly found at Dillon’s home and if Dillon had documentation for firearms found on his property.
Dillon and his brother Jeffrey Dillon were arrested on July 12 after Fall River and Swansea police and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms raided several properties in Fall River and Mark Dillon’s Swansea home.
Found during those raids, according to police, were five handguns, 21 long-barreled weapons, assorted ammunition and approximately 80 grams of cocaine.
Jeffrey Dillon, who is identified by police as the leader of the Sidewinders motorcycle club, was held last week under the state’s dangerousness statute, meaning he will be kept behind bars for 90 days without bail.
Jeffrey Dillon, 44, of 961 N. Main St., faces charges of assault and battery, assault and battery with a dangerous weapon, possession of ammunition without an FID card, possession of a firearm without an FID card, unlawful possession of fireworks, improper storage of fireworks, possession of drug paraphernalia and four counts of threats to commit a crime.